Momentum REDD+ All concern or require a quantification of mitigation from forest. 26 FREL/FRLs, 4 REDD+ results submitted

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2 UN-REDD programme Established in 2008 by FAO, UNDP & UNEP Response to UN Framework Convention Climate Change (UNFCCC) Bali Action Plan 2007 Supports countries benefit from REDD+ (UNFCCC) National REDD+ Strategies, Readiness and implementation Agreed delivery platform with Forest Carbon Partnership (FCPF) and Forest Investment Programme (FIP) Current contributions: US$ about 300 million

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4 Momentum REDD+ 26 FREL/FRLs, 4 REDD+ results submitted Forests mentioned prominently in Paris Agreement, LULUCF in 77% in INDCs (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) Green Climate Fund: Request for Proposals (RfP) on REDD+ for resultsbased payments All concern or require a quantification of mitigation from forest

5 National Strategy or Action Plan SIS (safeguards) NFMS FREL/FRL Benchmark for assessing each country s performance in implementing REDD+

6 FAO and its role in REDD+ z FAO s key role in REDD+ readiness is to help countries develop, implement and operationalize their National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) FAO also assists countries in conceptualizing and implementing REDD+ activities and in the development of policies and measures Key principles of FAO s support National ownership Alignment with the UNFCCC process Step-wise approach that allows for improvement over time Builds upon existing capacities, available data and systems in place Use of open-source, freely available data and tools as much as possible Strengthening of national capacities (learning-by-doing) FAO Forestry

7 COUNTRIES SUPPORTED BY UN-REDD PROGRAMME (64)

8 Summary of key achievements ( ) -1/2 NFMS: Support to National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) with MRV functions (40 countries) NFMS action plans, Institutional arrangements and development of its pillars (NFI, SLMS, GHGi) NFI Four countries have completed NFMS, and 21 Partner Countries have made significant progress in the development of their NFMS and its pillars. 13 additional countries are in capacity development phase. Suite of Open Source Tools in-house used Extensive capacity development activities and country exchanges. Guidelines, manuals, dissemination materials, knowledge platforms (GlobAllomeTree on ) Support to 17 countries on NFI, including design, methodology, piloting phase, data collection, data analysis and/or development of proposals for resource mobilisation SLMS Capacity development, equipment and SLMS set-up & strengthening in 18 countries 9 national web portals developed and deployed, 11 additional in progress 11 national forest cover maps developed/updated GHGi 23 countries supported in capacity development, enabling GHG reports to UNFCCC FREL/FRL: Support to Forest Reference Emission Levels/Forest Reference Levels for REDD+ FREL/FRL Submitted FAO-UNREDD supported 10 of the 14 submissions made in 2015 and 2016 FREL/FRL under construction with UNREDD-FAO support Capacity building phase 8 countries 10 countries Technical documents, webinars, videos, in-country support

9 FREL/FRL submissions

10 Summary of key achievements ( ) -2/2 Support in the readiness phase to forest governance, land tenure, legal preparedness, and safeguards Safeguards Governance / Legal Tenure (using VGGT) 12 countries have developed core elements to their safeguards development with 9 in the initial stages of development, as a direct result of UN-REDD support. UN-REDD has developed 25 different tools, strategic framework and guidance documents Legal analyses and policy reviews in 14 countries, identifying opportunities for and integrating REDD+ considerations into legal reforms and policy development Studies into forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT) in four countries, and linkages with REDD+ processes identified. Support to data collection for participatory governance assessments in three pilot countries Assessment of tenure situations in the context of REDD+ in 9 countries, and formulation of recommendations to establish enabling tenure conditions for REDD+ Comparative analysis of REDD+ legal framework Capacity development on tenure issues Other technical support E.g.: Development of REDD+ readiness plans: e.g. Burundi, Chad, Equatorial Guinea

11 Current and Future areas of work ( ) 1. REDD+ READINESS NFMS/MRV and FREL/FRL Continue and upscale FAO support to countries in the NFMS development (for REDD+ and other objectives), building on cumulative experience and existing tools Governance, Tenure and Safeguards Continue FAO support to countries in analyzing, establishing and implementing enabling legal, policy and tenure frameworks for REDD+, e.g. to operationalize REDD+ National Strategy/Action Plans and the NFMS, and to address and respect the UNFCCC REDD+ safeguards. FAO Forstry

12 Current and Future areas of work ( ) 2. REDD+ IMPLEMENTATION Supporting formulation of REDD+ national strategies and Investment Plans Support the implementation of REDD+ actions (PAMs), which can be measured, reported and safeguarded - Advantage of FAO s cross-sectoral expertise - Building on existing experience (i.e. SFM implementation) - Strengthening collaboration with other FAO initiatives; e.g. FLEGT, FFF, FLR mechanism - Ensuring social and environmental positive impacts - Promoting public-private partnerships - Activities planned in DRC and Equatorial Guinea, supporting REDD+ investment plans. NFMS and FREL/FREL will still be key elements during REDD+ implementation - Scope to expand EU collaboration (Papua New Guinea) on National Forest Inventory (particularly the Pacific) - Interest in further collaboration with other institutes e.g. JRC, WUR and BU (i.e. Forest degradation, high resolution imagery data processing, )

13 Current Programmes and resource partners UN-REDD programme (in collaboration with UNEP, UNDP) World Bank (FCPF, FIP, BioCF) African Development Bank (through COMIFAC) CAFI (Central African Forest Initiative) Bilateral collaboration (EU, Finland, USAID, Brazil-Norway) INPE through MOU since 2009 FAO Forestry

14 FAO-INPE collaboration: CB

15 FAO-INPE collaboration (2009-now) Joint capacity building effort in developing countries: Free-of-charge use of TerrAmazon and supported by analysis and programming teams in Brazil (INPE, Funcate) and FAO HQ Training on software utilities and Brazilian national forest monitoring techniques at INPE CRA Amazonia, Belem, Brazil Close collaboration BMU ICI, UN-REDD and INPE 2015: Plug-ins in TerraAmazon Radar training in development Follow-up and country implementation in FAO-HQ/country

16 This work was done in collaboration with FAO as a prototyping for the OpenForis system SEPAL Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud-based data processing workflow

17 OpenFORIS: modules Collect(mobile), Collect Earth, Geospatial Toolkit New module: OpenSARKit Command line tools for quasi-fully automatic preprocessing of nationwide SAR mosaics Up to date: ALOS Palsar FBD data, 30m output resolution Output Stack: Backscatter values, Ratio, Texture measures, DEM + aspect + slope Nice example of integration with SEPAL

18 SEPAL Cloud computing structure (SEPAL)

19 Ecuador composite / mosaic

20 Bhutan

21 Methodologies and technology for NFMS z Countries require easy and inexpensive access to technology and tools to generate their own AD Experience Lessons learned Access to technology is quite limited, particularly for remote-sensing technologies and data The basics are often missing (e.g. steady electricity, high-speed internet, performing computers, software packages) Certain technologies are costly (e.g. HR images, Lidar, commercial software packages), limiting large-scale deployment and sustainability Ownership of data is crucial FAO Forestry Not promote specific tools/data sets but provide overview of available options Help governments make informed decisions Support country decisions and tailor best available approaches while maintaining consistency and comparability of results Heavy reliance on complex & costly technology may not be in all developing countries best interest Open source, free software and global or nation data sets that meet REDD+ requirements are available. If not, new tools can be developed

22 Methods and Guidance Document (MGD) A user-friendly reference for the use of remotely-sensed data and methodologies and ground observations in the establishment of countries National Forest Monitoring and Carbon Tracking systems, compatible with eventual funding through REDD+ Advisory Group and Authors Team (including FAO Forestry staff) First version published in 2014 Review, version 2 published in June 2016 and field tested in 2016 Interactive MGD portal for end users:

23 Accuracy assessment design and analysis tool

24 Web portal development For transparent access to national forest data information, forest cover change, monitoring of the implementation and impact of REDD+ policies and measures

25 Supported countries Democratic Republic of congo Congo Republic Ethiopia Paraguay Ecuador Papua New Guinea Zambia Argentina Bolivia Perù Cambodia Pacific Islands (Fiji, Palau, Solomon Islands) VietNam Bangladesh Sri Lanka Bhutan Suriname See more at

26 What we ve learned A few dedicated individuals can make all the difference Use of international advisors hand-in-hand with national technicians Need to see capacity building in broader terms Training of resilient national institutions and consultants Mandate of institutions should be clear Integration NFI and RS, as well as integration of global data and national (local) knowledge On-the-job training is key Trainings are geared towards producing results Essential to get faster delivery Sharing data and data access is crucial and key: data sharing agreements for national products Near-real time monitoring for early warning (e.g. Global Forest Watch), Resilience is often at risk Easy to develop quickly elements of NFMS, but resilience will be lacking Long-term commitment is required by government and partners in order to secure sustainability

27 Way forward NFMS support Collaboration with other projects in Forestry department : use of data pre-processing and change detection algorithms as well as integration of global datasets into SEPAL preprocessing chains Integrating open source software and methods R scripts, Excel Spreadsheets, QGIS instructions Support for data generation (both AD and EF) for submission to UNFCCC (FREL, BUR,..) In-country support using best available data (global, national,..) Practical use cases, cookbook methods Ongoing and new collaborations with institutions, NGOs and academia (WUR, GFOI, Silvacarbon, )

28 Hard Pipeline On-Going Africa 2017 Portfolio UN-REDD Others NP TA 2017 Swiss funds WB FCPF CAFI TCP Ugana CdI Congo/D RC/Eq Guinea CdI Ethiopia Liberia Zambi a West Africa Ethiopia Uganda Sudan DRC Eq Guine a West Africa MRV / SNSF Liberia Nigeria WB CdI FIP Moz DRC Brazil COMIFAC 11 countries

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